2. Fairy Tales
● A story (as for children)
involving fantastic forces and
beings (as fairies, wizards, and
goblins)
● A story in which improbable
events lead to a happy ending
● A made-up story usually
designed to mislead
3. Once upon a time…..
History of Fairy Tales
● Thought of as a sub- genre and literary
development of the folk tale
● French Fairy Tales were the first to be
collected
● Began by oral stories that were told for
generations before they were written
down
● Meant for adults due to their darkness
and violence
● As children became their main
audience the Fairy Tales changed
4. Key Authors
The Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm 1785-1863 Germany
Wilhelm Grimm 1786-1859
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Charles Perrault
1628-1703 France
Tales of Mother Goose
Little Red Riding Hood
Hans Christian Anderson
1805-1875 Denmark
The Little Mermaid
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Lewis Carroll - Charles L. Dodgson
1832-198 England
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
Carlo Collodi
1826-1980 Italy
The Adventures of Pinocchio
5. ● Begin with "Once upon a time”
● Incorporate fantasy and make
believe
● Teach a lesson
● Folklore-dwarves, elves, witches,
wolves
● End with, “Happily ever after”
Characteristics
7. Common Themes
● Coming of Age
● Transformation
● Loyalty
● Beauty
● Justice
● Social Class
● Humility
● Intelligence
8. Examples
● Beauty and the Beast
● Little Red Riding Hood
● Snow White
● Princess and the Pea
● Three Little Pigs
● Rapunzel
● Pinocchio
● The Ugly Duckling
● The Frog Prince
● Rumpelstiltskin
● Alice in World Wonderland
● Hansel and Gretel
● Sleeping Beauty
● The Emperor's New Clothes
● Jack and the Beanstalk
● The Three Bears
● Puss in Boots
● The Story of Aladdin
● Little Mermaid
● Cinderella
12. Validity-Standards
K.6 Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and
draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and
provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(A) identify elements of a story including setting, character, and key events;
(B) discuss the big idea (theme) of a well-known folk tale or fable and connect it to personal experience;
(C) recognize sensory details; and
(D) recognize recurring phrases and characters in traditional fairy tales, lullabies, and folktales from
various cultures.
1.7 Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw
conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(B) explain the function of recurring phrases (e.g., "Once upon a time" or "They lived happily ever after") in
traditional folk- and fairy tales.
13. Validity for Teachers 5
4 summarize and paraphrase texts in
ways that maintain meaning and
logical order within a text and across
texts
3 summarize information in text,
maintaining meaning and logical
order
2 summarize information in
text, maintaining meaning
and logical order
1 retell important events in
stories in logical order
K retell or act out important
events in stories in logical
order
retell or act out
important events in
stories
14. Sample Activities
● K-1: Read Aloud followed by retelling
by acting out or writing; Reader’s
Theater, Fairy Tale Ball
● 1-2 Write alternative endings,
Fractured Fairy Tales changing one
or more elements with humor
(similar to 90 second Newbery)
● 3-5 Fairy Tales on Trial, changing
elements and conducting a mock trial
15. Teaching Resources
● Sample lesson plans for all grade levels:
ttp://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/
● Create your own Online Fractured Fairy Tales
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/
● Fairy Tales on Trial lessons and examples
● http://www.pthsd.k12.nj.us/SCH/BMS/Curriculum%20Projects/LanguageArts/FairyTale/F
airyTaleCourt.htm
● http://www.fcps.edu/fairfaxnetwork/resources/student_guides/legal_fairy_tales.pdf
● http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/Advanced-Mock-Trials
● http://fox13now.com/2014/03/05/utah-students-learn-legal-lessons-during-fairy-tale-trial/
● ELA TEKS- http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html
● Comprehension TEKS http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/19_0110_0010-1.pdf
● Polette, N. (2005). Teaching Thinking Skills with Fairy Tales and Fantasy. Westport, CT:
Teacher’s Idea Press.
16. Today’s Activity
Write your own (modified version) of a fractured fairy tale about Cinderella
● Each group will choose 1 element and brainstorm how to change it
● Get into it! Everyone pick up some props to make it more authentic!
● Groups will write that part of their fairy tale
● Groups will share/act out with the class
● Create one as a class using an online tool:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/
17. References
Bourke, R. T. (2008). First graders and fairy tales: One teacher's action research of critical
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Greenspan, J.(2013) History in the Headlines: The Dark side of the Grimm Fairy Tales
Retrieved from http://www.history.com/news/the-dark-side-of-the-grimm-fairy-tales
Merriam Webster Dictionary (2015) Fairy Tale. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20tale
Perrault, C. (2015). Charles Perrault Biography. Retrieved 02:13, Mar 23, 2015, from
http://www.biography.com/people/charles-perrault-9438047.
18. References
Scholastic (2015). Discovering Fairy Tales. Retrieved from
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/fairytales_discovering.htm
Sturgess, J., & Locke, T. (September 01, 2009). Beyond Shrek: fairy tale magic in the
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